7:00 AM | **Soaking rain event from later today into Friday...strong NW wind gusts on Friday...weekend system looking rather weak**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy with occasional light rain or drizzle this morning and there can be some patchy fog as well, the rain will become steadier and heavier this afternoon, chilly conditions to start the day, but becoming milder this afternoon, highs near 50 degrees
Tonight
Periods of rain which can be heavy at times, breezy, chilly, lows in the mid 40’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy with occasional showers mainly before noon, the precipitation can change from rain-to-snow for a brief time before ending, becoming quite windy with possible gusts past 40 mph in the afternoon, temperatures start the day in the 40's, but end the day in the 30's
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, windy, mid-to-upper 20’s for overnight lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny with late day clouds, cold, upper 30’s; chance for a bit of snow at night
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance for a bit of snow, lower 40’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, milder, chance of showers, near 50 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, near 50 degrees
Discussion
The cold front that pushed through the region in the early morning hours on Wednesday will turn around today and move to the north as a warm front. As a result, the cold conditions that start the day will give way to milder weather this afternoon as low pressure starts to pull in this direction from the Tennessee Valley. This low pressure system will have lots of support in the upper atmosphere resulting in a soaking rain event around here from later today into early Friday. A strong cold front will push across the region on Friday and the winds should increase noticeably with gusts past 40 mph possible out of the northwest. Over the weekend, a weak wave of energy will head into the eastern states and it may produce a bit of snow in the region on Saturday night or Sunday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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